Attachment for sprinklers.



' To all 'uriumpifi may concern 1 sprinklers and the object of ment isto provide a simple spray deflecting EMIL a HANSEN, or CHICAGO, ILINoIs.

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Specification of Letters intent.

' Patented Aug. 26, 1 913.

a uciz on mea October 1, ,191 2, Serial No. 724,323.

.Be it known that I, EMIL E. Hansen, a former subject of the King of-Denmark, who has declared his intention of becoming a citizen of theUnited States, and a resident of the city of Chicago, county of- Cook,and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvementsin Attachments for Sprinklers, of which the following is aspecification...

My invention relates toattachments for my improvelip for use withconventional sprinklers for deflecting a portion of the spray deliveredby such sprinkler from its regular or ordinary direction so that thesprinkler may be placed by the side of a walk and such deflecting lipprevent'the spray from falling on such walk. further object is to pr'0vide a device this character which will. be simple (if'construction andefiicient;in its operation. Other objects will appear hereinafter.

The invention consists in the combinations and arrangements of partshereinafter described and claimed The invention will be best understoodby reference to the accompanying drawings, and in which Figure l is aplan view of a conventional sprinkler equipped with my invention, Fig. 2is a section of the same taken on line 2-2 in Fig. 1, Fig: 3 is afragmental sec tion taken on line 3-3 in Fig. 1, and Fig. 4: is a view,in perspective, of the spring memher for securing the deflecting lip inoperative position on the sprinkler head.

i clearly illustrated.

The preferred form of construction as illustrated in the accompanyingdrawings,- comprises a conventional sprinkler head 5 having a supportingbase 6 and hose connection 7 this sprinkler being of any desiredconstruction. The sprinkler head portion 2 in the sprinkler shown iscylindrical. A deflecting lip 8 is provided with its lower portion 8' ofa shape to conform with the periphery of the sprinkler head, as Such lip8 is provided with an ear 9 and the ear"9 is slidably mounted on anangularly shaped rod 10 which is carried in the base portion 6 of thesprinkler. The rod 10 is provided with a head 11 to prevent the ear.9from sliding oil such rod. The purpose ofthis singularly shaped rod isto secure the spray deflecting \val k lip to the sprinkler means of aflexible connection thus allowing it tov assume an inoperative position,and to not interfere with the ordinary working of the sprinkler.

. T'he spray-deflecting member-S is held in operative position on thesprinkler head 5 by means of a spring member 12 which is shaped toconform with the outer lower portion 8 of such spray deflecting lip."The construction is such that the lower portion 8' of the spraydeflecting lip will slide in operative position between such springmember 12 and the sprinkler head 5 and be frict-ionally maintainedtherebelween. Said spring'member is provided with anear 13 securedto thesprinkler by means 'of a rivet or screw 14. The upper portion of thespray deflecting lip has its central portion curved slightly over thesprinkler head 2-in75 order to curve the spray from' its regular courseand causeit to be deposited on surfaces upon which someof the rest ofthe spray is falling. The end parts of such end portions are bentoutwardly in a substan- 0 tially tangential plane with the sprinklerhead 5 as clearly illustrated.

In use, when it is not desired to use the I spray deflecting lip thesame is disengaged from the-position shown in Fig. 2 and allowed to reston the base portion (3 so thatit will not interfere with the regularworkmg of the sprinkler. W'hen it is desired to use .the spraydeflector, ear 9 is slid on the angular rod 10 to substantially theposition shown in Fig. 2 and its lower portion 8' inserted between theflexible member 12- and sprinkler head 5, the'sprinkler may. then beplaced near the walk or other object on which it is desired to preventthe spray from falling and connected with a source ofwater supply in'the usual manner. The portion of the spray coming from the orifice 15and engaging the deflertoiihp 8 will be diverted from its regular coursefind fall with the balance of thespray coming from such orifice andleave the walker other object entirely dry. ln this manner the sprinklerwill spray a surface close to a walk or other object as is the usualcase with the conventional sprinkler.

\Vhile l-hare illustrated and described the preferred form of cnstruction for carrying my invention into efi'oct. this is capable of110- variati n and modiliraliou withdul departing from the spirit of theiureutiorex I,

or other object withoutspraying such therefore, do not wish to belimited to the precise details as set forth, butdcsire to avail myselfof such variations and modifications as come within the-scope of theappended claims.

I-lavin'g described my invention what I claim as new and desire to.secureby Letters Patent is:

" v 1. In combination, a sprinkler head pro rod; and a resilieiit membercarried by said' sprinkler with its inner surface conforming with thelower outside surface of said spray deflecting lip for maintaining saiddeflecting lip in operative position on said sprinkler, substantiallyasdescribed.

2. In combination, a sprinkler head hav inga lateral flange; an angularrod ha\'in one end secured on said sprinkler and a head the side of thehead of said'sprinkl'er and providedwith an ear slidably -mountedon saidangular rod, the upper portion of such spray deflecting lip havingjtscentral part curved over said sprinkler head and the lower end thereofresting on said lateral flange; and a curved springmember carried bysaid sprinkler and adapted to engage the lower portion of saidspray-deflecting lip to maintain the same in operative position on saidsprinkler, substantially as described.

-In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses.

.EMIL E. HANSEN.

Witnesses:

.losnua R. H. Form, B. G. RICHARDS.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner Patents,

Washington, D. O."

